EasyJet Passenger Traffic Rises 4.8% in March

The Budget Airline Carries 5.1 Million Passengers

By

Ian Walker

April 4, 2014 2:36 a.m. ET

LONDON—EasyJet PLC said on Friday that it the number of passengers it carried in March rose 4.8% from the same month last year as the U.K. budget airline continues to perform better than some of its major rivals in Europe.

The rise in March traffic at easyJet contrasts with a 4% decline in the number of passengers using bigger discount rival...